Americans greeted Pope St. John Paul II with open arms during his seven visits to the United States. Pundits often said he received a rockstar welcome, but perhaps only the Beatles in 1964 were met with greater adulation than the Polish pontiff. Pope Francis received a more tepid response during his lone visit to America […]
When politicians claim, or officials claim on their behalf, that they have been “absolutely clear,” they are usually muddying the waters. Sometimes this is intended to obscure future ambiguity, but most often it is an effort to dismiss the very idea that previous statements or actions might have been confusing. Former President Barack Obama notoriously […]
Bar’s affidavit paints a picture of a prime minister determined to mollify his extremist government partners and to avoid a negative outcome in his bribery trial.
Swiss Confederation President Karin Keller-Sutter on Thursday said the U.S. is planning what she called “privileged” trade negotiations with 15 countries, as President Trump's tariff agenda threatens to rattle the global marketplace. Keller-Sutter, during her visit to Washington on Thursday, told reporters that Switzerland is one of those countries that the Trump administration is looking...
President Trump said in an interview published Friday that he would "absolutely" sign legislation to ban congressional stock trading if it reached his desk. "Well, I watched Nancy Pelosi get rich through insider information, and I would be okay with it. If they send that to me, I would do it," Trump told Time Magazine...
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President Trump in an interview published Friday was adamant that he was serious about his talk of adding Canada as the 51st state, something Canadian leaders have outright rejected. The president sat down for an interview with Time Magazine, where a reporter suggested Trump may have been “trolling a little bit” with his repeated comments...
President Trump blamed Ukraine for initiating the war with Russia by eying a NATO membership, adding that he thinks Crimea will stay under Moscow's control as part of a deal to end the war. In an interview with Time magazine published on Friday, Trump expressed optimism that Russian President Vladimir Putin will make a peace deal...